The Phillies desperately needed to snap a five-game losing streak, so they rode Matt Vierling’s 5-for-5 night to end it in 10 innings in a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays.
Phillies Dalton Guthrie celebrates his solo home against the Blue Jays with teammate Kyle Schwarber during the 5th inning at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Tuesday, September 20, 2022A big reason — perhaps the biggest reason — why the Phillies are within reach of meaningful baseball in October is because of their depth. Unsung heroes have stepped up in the unlikeliest of moments, and it’s happened all season long.
In the next at-bat, Matt Vierling, who was only in the game because center fielder Brandon Marsh was unavailable to play, singled to put runners on first and third, and Kyle Schwarber drove home Guthrie to tie the game at 3-3. After Blue Jays reliever Adam Cimber allowed a hit by pitch and a walk to load the bases, Vierling got the walk-off hit, a single to right field, to win the ballgame. Vierling went 5-for-5 on Wednesday night.Zack Wheeler looked like vintage Zack Wheeler on Wednesday night, not the Zack Wheeler we’ve seen this season. He looked like the Zack Wheeler we saw last season, the pitcher who struck out 247 batters over 213.1 innings pitched and placed second in NL Cy Young Award voting.
It was an encouraging outing, but not a surprising one. Wheeler told us this was coming. When he was placed on the injured list in late August, he said was just starting to feel like his old self, thanks to
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